By Lepisma - 26/06/2013 07:19 - United States - College Station

Today, I faced my severe phobia of spiders in order to remove a rather large one from my home. After 20 minutes of desperate struggling, it was finally taken care of. Relieved, I sat down and glanced across the hallway just in time to see a second, equally large spider strutting across the wall. FML
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Lepisma 38

I usually handle smaller spiders okay unless they surprise me, but these guys were big. This happened at about 1 am last night and my housemate was asleep, so a vacuum was not an option. I did use big spray. In fact, I nailed the first one three times and it shrugged it off like a BAMF (it was a Texan spider, after all). I actually already have a cat - two, in fact. They were very interested in the spiders, but I didn't want them to get bitten, so I didn't let them get close enough to attack. I finally got the first one in a cup with a lid and filled that sucker up with the bug spray. That worked! Then I saw the second one and about died, myself. It ended up under a cup eventually, too, and met Mr. Shoe. Thanks for the suggestions, though - they made me laugh!

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imonkeyface 9

At least you were able to get the first one, my arachnophobia is so severe I wouldn't even be able to move the tiniest spider.

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Kitten_xo 20

I'd just start crying. Yay for facing your fears though!

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Omniprism 14

That sucks. At least you faced your fears. I'm ok with regular spiders but silverfish drive me insane. Next time all you need is a cup and large saucer. Put cup over spider slide saucer under cup and relocate outside. Unless you want to kill it then any type canned something should be lethal enough.

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BabyBear_1989 4

I understand your fear OP... Good for you getting the first one I wouldn't have been able to do the usually I put a cup our something over them and I call my boyfriend who will come over and kill the spider... One time he was out of the state so I put a cup over the spider taped down the cup and out sat there taped to the floor for about a week lol

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josiemorehouse 12

Hehe!! That's funny!!! My arachnophobia is so severe I actually freeze up, have a panic attack, hyperventilate, and refuse to move until someone kills it or it moves. I envy those who are brave enough to at least trap them. I just moved to Georgia and am surrounded by trees, I know it won't be long before I see one. Ugh!!!!

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drayloon 50

Everything's bigger in Texas... Well, not everything, but spiders are

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MontvaleMayhem 11

"Now the first time you kill somebody, that's the hardest. I don't give a shit if you're ******' Wyatt Earp or Jack the Ripper. Remember that guy in Texas? The guy up in that ******' tower that killed all them people? I'll bet you green money that first little black dot he took a bead on, that was the bitch of the bunch. First one is tough, no ******' foolin'. The second one... the second one ain't no ******' Mardis Gras either, but it's better than the first one 'cause you still feel the same thing, y'know... except it's more diluted, y'know it's... it's better. I threw up on the first one, you believe that? Then the third one... the third one is easy, you level right off. It's no problem. Now... shit... now I do it just to watch their ******' expression change." R.I.P.

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pearl_bridgman 8

I can definitely relate. My husband made me face my fear of spiders, and I was unaware that whilst I stood their crying, pleading with him to do it and trying to convince him that the man of the house deals with this kind of thing he filmed me and posted it on Facebook! So embarrassing

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